Leonice Lemke
Senior Finance Leader | Commercial Strategist
- Role
- Senior Manager Fp & a at IDEAYA Biosciences
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Leonice Lemke
High-performing, passionate, and inclusive finance leader with 15+ years of experience across the healthcare and biopharma sectors. Proven ability to uphold the highest compliance standards while driving transformational change, enhancing strategic value, and improving financial performance.I combine strong business acumen with a collaborative, people-centered leadership style, focusing on clarity, curiosity, and continuous improvement to help organizations grow with intention and integrity. Outside of work, I’m passionate about traveling, exploring new cultures, and scuba diving. These experiences keep me grounded, inspired, and connected to the world, adding balance and perspective to how I lead and how I live.
Experience
Senior Manager Fp & a
Nov 2025 — Present · South San Francisco, CA, US
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial close for IDEAYA’s expanding clinical trial portfolio, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with strategic goals.• Manage monthly R&D and clinical trial accruals, improving forecast precision and strengthening financial controls.• Deliver clinical trial metrics forecasting and actionable analytics that drive operational decision-making and resource planning.• Present monthly and quarterly financial performance insights, including variance analysis, to functional leaders, senior management, and the Board.• Build strong, collaborative partnerships with Clinical Operations, Program Management, and CROs to enhance financial visibility and trial execution.• Leverage FP & A systems to streamline reporting, improve data quality, and automate key processes.• Identify financial risks, opportunities, and trends to support strategic initiatives and long-range planning.• Maintain SOX compliance for assigned areas and support ad hoc analyses to advance organizational priorities.
Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
B.S., Business Administration, Accounting
2009 — 2012
Cuesta College
AA, Transfer Studies
2006 — 2009
Skills
- Accounting
- Auditing
- Quickbooks
- Financial Accounting
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Outlook
- Ten Key
- Tax
- Tax Preparation
- Invoicing
- Spanish
- Mandarin
- Word
- Excel
- Atx
- Tax Wise
- Lotus Notes
- Centricity
- Us Gaap
- Gaas
- Revenue Recognition
- Cost Accounting
- Coaching
- Sox Compliance
- Pharmaceutical Revenue
- Cms Incentive Program
- Hcpcs
- Icd-9
- Hipaa
- Cpt
- Fee Schedules
- Accounts Payable
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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